Borg (surname)

Borg is a common surname in the Nordic countries as well as in Malta.

The Nordic surname comes from the Old Norse borg, meaning "town"; while the Maltese surname comes from the word borġ, itself ultimately from the Arabic burj (برج), meaning "castle" or "tower".

Borg may refer to:

• Åke Borg (1901–1973), Swedish swimmer, twin brother of Arne
• Alex Borg (born 1969), Maltese snooker player
• Anders Borg (born 1968), Swedish politician
• Andy Borg (born 1960), Austrian singer
• Anita Borg (1949–2003), American historical computer scientist
• Anna Borg (1903–1963), Danish-Icelandic actress
• Arne Borg (1901–1987), Swedish swimmer, twin brother of Åke
• Barbara Borg (born 1960), German Professor of Classical Archaeology at University of Exeter
• Björn Borg (born 1956), Swedish tennis player
• Björn Borg (swimmer) (1919–2009), Swedish swimmer
• Brita Borg (1926–2010), Swedish singer and actress
• Carl Oscar Borg (1879–1947), Swedish-American painter
• Carmelo Borg Pisani (1914–1942), Maltese political activist and spy
• Charmaine Borg (born 1990), Canadian politician
• Christabelle Borg (born 1992), Maltese singer
• Coryse Borg, Maltese actress and director
• Dorothy Borg, American historian of United States – East Asian relations
• David Borg, Canadian film producer
• Dominic Borg (17th century), a minor Maltese philosopher
• Elsa Borg (1826–1909), Swedish social worker
• Flula Borg (born 1982), German YouTube personality, DJ and actor
• Freddy Borg (born 1983), Swedish football striker, currently with Alemannia Aachen
• George Borg (judge) (1887-1954), Maltese judge and politician
• George M. Borg (1934-1971), American politician
• Gerard James Borg, Maltese songwriter
• Giorgio Borġ Olivier (1911–1980), Maltese politician, twice Prime Minister
• Hasse Borg (born 1953), Swedish footballer
• Jákup á Borg (born 1979), Faroese footballer
• Joe Borg (born 1952), Maltese politician
• Joseph Borg (regulator) (born 1951), American financial regulator
• Katarina Borg (born 1964), Swedish orienteering competitor
• Kevin Borg (born 1986), Maltese singer
• Kim Borg (1919–2000), Finnish opera singer
• Lorraine Borg (1923–2006), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Marcus Borg (1942–2015), American theologian
• Nicke Borg (born 1973), Swedish singer and guitarist
• O.J. Borg (born 1979), Maltese-British radio and television personality
• Oscar Borg (1851–1930), Norwegian composer
• Parker W. Borg (born 1939), American diplomat and professor
• Paul Borg Olivier (born 1969), Maltese politician, grandnephew of Giorgio Borġ Olivier
• Peter Paul Borg (1843–1934), Maltese theologian, canonist and minor philosopher.
• Ray Borg (born 1993), American mixed martial artist
• Reginald Le Borg (1902–1989), Austrian filmmaker
• Richard Borg, American game designer
• Steve Borg, Maltese footballer
• Tahlia Borg (born 2002), Australian vocalist, drummer and member of Adelaide indie rock band Teenage Joans
• Tonio Borg (born 1957), Maltese politician
• Veda Ann Borg (1915–1973), American film actress
• Vincenzo Borg (1777–1837), Maltese merchant and rebel leader
• Walter Borg (1870–1918), Swedish-Finn communist
• Wes Borg, Canadian comedian and musician